The 1947 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in first place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with an 8–4 record but lost the IRFU Finals to the Toronto Argonauts.
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Sat, Aug 23 at Toronto Indians W 13–1 1–0 Oakwood Stadium 3,200 B Sat, Aug 30 vs. Regina Roughriders W 54–0 2–0 Lansdowne Park 5,000
Regular season
Standings + Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA PtsOttawa Rough Riders 12 8 4 0 170 103 16 Toronto Argonauts 12 7 4 1 140 122 15Montreal Alouettes 12 6 6 0 164 164 12Hamilton Tigers 12 2 9 1 119 204 5
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Sat, Sept 6 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 23–6 1–0 Lansdowne Park 12,000 2 2 Sat, Sept 13 at Hamilton Tigers W 8–2 2–0 Civic Stadium 12,000 3 3 Sat, Sept 20 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 28–23 3–0 Lansdowne Park 12,000 3 4 Sun, Sept 21 at Montreal Alouettes W 8–3 4–0 Delorimier Stadium 19,102 4 5 Sat, Sept 27 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 0–8 4–1 Varsity Stadium 19,000 5 6 Sat, Oct 4 at Hamilton Tigers W 33–12 5–1 Lansdowne Park 10,000 6 7 Sat, Oct 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 1–7 5–2 Lansdowne Park 9,586 6 8 Sun, Oct 12 at Montreal Alouettes W 22–3 6–2 Delorimier Stadium 14,000 7 9 Sat, Oct 18 vs. Hamilton Tigers W 13–8 7–2 Lansdowne Park 9,089 8 10 Sun, Oct 26 at Hamilton Tigers L 8–14 7–3 Civic Stadium 7,500 9 11 Sat, Nov 1 at Toronto Argonauts W 15–5 8–3 Varsity Stadium 16,000 10 12 Sat, Nov 8 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 11–12 8–4 Lansdowne Park 8,500
Postseason
Playoffs Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record IRFU Final #1 Tue, Nov 11 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 0–3 0–1 Lansdowne Park 10,000 IRFU Final #2 Sat, Nov 15 at Toronto Argonauts L 0–21 0–2 Varsity Stadium 19,500
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